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<h1>Adding a JDBC Driver: New Connection Wizard and Add Driver</h1>
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<p>Use to specify an appropriate JDBC driver for this database when you connect to a database from within the IDE. 
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<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t2 r1c2-t2">Enter the user name for the database.</td>
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<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t2 r1c2-t2">(in the New JDBC Driver dialog box). After you choose a valid archive file, <b>Driver Class</b> and <b>Name</b> should be filled in by the IDE.
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<p>The IDE will search the archive files that you selected in the previous step and find all classes that implement the JDBC API Driver interface (<code dir="ltr">java.sql.Driver</code>). <b>Driver Class</b> lists the classes that the IDE finds. Use the list to select the driver class that you need.</p>
<p><b>Notes:</b></p>
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<li>Adding a new driver only creates a template for new connections. The IDE does not actually try to use that driver or check it to ensure it is correct until a connection is made.</li>
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<p>You can add the driver directly at the first step when setting up a connection and skip the New Driver dialog box. 
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<p><i>Developing Applications with NetBeans IDE</i>, 
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